Nototriton tapanti

Nototriton tapanti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Nototriton
Species:
N. tapanti
Binomial name
Nototriton tapanti
Good & Wake, 1993

Nototriton tapanti, commonly known as the Tapanti moss salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica.

Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nototriton tapanti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59303A54379226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59303A54379226.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.